The Sheep-Pig
The Sheep-Pig is also known as Babe the Gallant Pig. This book was adapted into a film in 1995 (IMDB link).
A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success.
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Dick King-Smith
Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE (born 1922), better known by his pen name Dick King-Smith, is a prolific English children's author, best known for writing The Sheep-Pig, retitled in the US as Babe the Gallant Pig, upon which the movie Babe was based. He was a soldier in World War II and a farmer for 20 years before he became a teacher and author. Many of his books feature animals.
Dick King-Smith's first book was The Fox Busters, published in 1978. He is one of the UK's most prolific authors and has written over a hundred books, which have sold over translated into twelve languages. He is now living in Queen Charlton, a small farming village near Bristol and contributes to this cherished landscape through his work as the vice-president of the Avon Wildlife Trust.
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